60 Days and Counting...

So I've been a slacker with blogging lately, but I noticed today my ticker was at the 60 day mark until the arrival of our baby girl. Crazy! I never thought we would see the day when the countdown would be in double digits when we were in the 100-200 and so days. This weekend Doug and I have our "birth class". I'm not looking forward to it, hopefully it doesn't scare me too much cause it's a little late now.

Thanksgiving was spent in Tucson, Arizona where we saw lots of Highams and saguaro cactus. It was fun to see Tami and her kids. She introduced us to a fun new card game. Doug's sister Rachel and her family were there, Jimmy and Christi, Adam, Debbie, and the kids on the mission (Becky, Liz and Michael). Lots of fun! We went to a drive-in one night and saw Enchanted and the Game Plan (it was 45 degrees when we left the drive-in after the double feature). Doug and I were snuggled together in the back of our SUV with blankets and pillows...brr.


We also celebrated Doug's birthday in mid-November. I have some pics from his birthday I will try and get posted.

Hawaii 2007

Aloha! We made it back from the land of surf and sun. Hawaii was absolutely wonderful. Doug and I went to the Dole plantation for yummy pineapple ice-cream...so good. We then went to Sunset Beach and of course Matsumato's for shave ice. I recommend the guava, strawberry and watermelon. We also visited Lanikai Beach which has the softest sand imaginable.

We spent a few days at Waikiki and Doug was able to do some body boarding. We also rented some snorkel gear..sorry no pic of me looking like a beached whale with my fins and snorkel mask..Doug did take a pic at this moment it's still on our underwater camera.

We spent one day at the Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) where we ran into AJ and his wife Bibian. It's always fun to run into people you know, but haven't seen in a long while. The luau and shows were amazing at the PCC. Doug did awesome in his spear throwing at one of the villages.

It was so lovely to just lounge at the beach, probably one of the last times we'll be able to both relax and sleep at the beach. The weather couldn't have been more perfect. It was definitely hard to come back to work. Our flight back was a red eye from Honolulu to LAX...not something I recommend to anyone ever, especially if you're 7 months pregnant.

Birthday wishes and a Halloween Party

We finally downloaded our pics from my birthday and the ward Halloween Party and Hawaii. The ward Halloween party/trunk-or-treat and my birthday were on the same day. Doug says he invited the whole ward to my party at the church...so anyway here are pics of us in our costumes. Doug as Rocky Balboa (who won the Manliest Man award) and me as a surgeon....no cows for Liz. Also excuse the pjs in my birthday pic...we finally celebrated with some gifts and red velvet Sprinkles cupcakes at mid-night.

In the land of Surf and Sun

Aloha!

After a very busy week with southern California wildfires, ward Adult Conference, and trunk-or-treat Doug and I decided to get out of smokey California and head to Hawaii. Well we had this tripped planned a few months ago, but it seems like perfect timing after a long and busy couple of weeks.

We will have lots of pics to post once we return. Doug was Rocky Balboa for the ward Halloween Party and I was a surgeon. Doug won the Manliest Man award at the ward party for his costume...such a stud!

Hawaii has been perfect the whole couple of days we've been here so far. We're loving it!

Fire!

Hello, hello! So fires are raging through southern California. San Diego and Valenia are facing the worst in regards to homes being burnt and families being evacuated from their homes. The fires in the OC (the Santiago Fire) came awfully close to a lot of our friends homes in Foothill Ranch and Portola Hills. As I look out my back window I can see the flames and dark grey smoke billowing off the foothills (fortunately traveling away from our house). I'll post a picture tonight. Doug and I are good and from where our house is positioned we should be safe from the fire. (The pic above is from the 241 toll road which Doug drives to work everyday...he says it's been surreal.)

The farmer and the cow...

Doug and I are on the activities committee in our ward, which means we basically plan parties...fun! We have our first event this Saturday, an Adult Ward Conference, followed by a Halloween party trunk-or-treat next Friday night.

So Doug and I have to dress up for the Halloween party since we are a part of the committee. I am so bad at costumes, and most of the couples are having their costumes coordinate with their spouse. Our committee chair and her husband are going to be the Spartan cheerleaders from SNL...too cute. I told Doug that we needed to brain storm and I'm sure you can see where this is going right? So Doug suggests that we go as a farmer and a cow...I guess I'm supposed to be the cow in this freakish painfully wrong suggestion of his. I'm already feeling not so cute as my tummy seems to get bigger. I told Doug he was completely insane to think that I would willingly dress up as a cow...he couldn't fathom why I was so put-off by his suggestion when he thinks it would be hilarious. Yeah, hilarious for him!

Fight for Kisses

My friend and co-worker sent this link to me of this digital short. It's pretty funny for those of you who have kids or are expecting.

http://swissmiss.typepad.com/weblog/2007/09/new-wilkinson-c.html

Catching up with pics

So a lot has been going on and we haven't uploaded any pics until today. Liz, Sarah and Rachel posing with our bellies (mine looks like a nice beer belly at this point, so not attractive) Sarah is due at the end of November and Rachel is due October 19th (both are having boys).

Here is my sister-in law Debbie opening her mission call. She was called to serve in the Netherlands speaking Dutch..pretty awesome...ways to go Debs! She reports to the MTC after the 1st of the year.

Doug and I visited our friends Scott and Andrea who live in San Diego for a day at the beach. Scott and Andrea just returned from a fishing trip in Alaska and cooked some excellent salmon with mango salsa for us...so yummy!

Here is my brother Dave, we celebrated his 26th birthday with his favorite dinner and some birthday cake.

What's in a name?!

So I thought finding a name for our little girl would be so easy...wrong! Seems like Doug and I have very different ideas on names. I'll send him lists of possible names throughout the day and he will reply with "Veto" or "No chance in (blank)-Veto" or "You can't be serious-Veto" with an occasional "like" or "stay on the list". So we have a list of names that are just okay. I keep one or two names on our list because they are my favorites and Doug has not declared any favorites just yet to me..to him they all seem so-so....who knew this would be so hard.

Ohh and here's his opinion on one particular name I sent his way:
"Death rockers (dark, pierced and tatted), a crooked-nosed scowling author, a nappy-headed princess and an enormous singer.....you honestly don't think my daughter is better than that???!!!!"

Yes...lovely...so we'll see if we can agree on a name here..fortunately we have 17 weeks left to decide.

New Moon and Eclipse

So my sister-in-law Debbie was so kind to let me borrow the sequal to Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse. I finished both books this last week...loved them! Easy and quick reading, I definitely stayed up way too late reading every night, but that's half the fun right?!

It's a....

BABY GIRL!

Baby Boy or Baby Girl?

So tomorrow is the big day where we find out whether we are having a boy or a girl. Pretty exciting! We're hoping the baby cooperates and decides to show us the goods. Don't think we can wait another 4 weeks to find out what we're having. We'll definitely post an update tomorrow.

twilight

So after seeing so many friends blogging about Eclipse, I thought I would see what the craze was all about with these books by Stephenie Meyer. I started and finished Twilight over the weekend. It was so good, a quick and easy read. Now I'm addicted and have to get my hands on copies of New Moon and Eclipse.

Tagged!

Tag..I'm it! I've been tagged by Deidra..so here's the scoop!

Favorite Vacations:

~Hawaii (Doug and I have been to Oahu, Maui and Kauai) and I have been to the islands multiple times before that. My parents now live on Oahu and Doug and I have plans to visit this October..yes!

~Tahoe trip with the Highams

~1995 trip to France

~Carribbean cruise

Jobs I've Had:

~Blockbuster video service rep

~Abercrombie & Fitch sales rep

~Nordstrom Sales

~Accounting Rep for Construction Co.

~Property Management customer service rep

~SCU School Loan Rep

Favorite Foods:

~Love, love, love dark chocolate (yum!)

~Dr. Pepper (it's a food right?)

~French fries..so good...especially Houston's

~The Cheesecake Factory (pretty much everything there)

~Sprinkle's red velvet cupcake

Places to get away for the weekend:

~The beach (Newport, Huntington, Laguna)

~San Diego

Movies I can watch over and over:

~Goonies (an 80's classic)

~Tommy Boy (I laugh every time)

~The Notebook

Guilty Pleasures:

~Doug would have to say sleeping for me, cause I could sleep forever

~Shopping

~Pedicures and massages

~Haagen-Dazs ice cream (my favorite coffee flavored ie cream)

Places I've Lived:

~Bay Area (East Bay: San Ramon, Walnut Creek, Moraga. South Bay: San Jose)

~Orange County

~Malibu

~London

~San Diego

What were the first things you thought of when you met your significant other for the first time?

~A definite hottie!

~Cocky, confident, dates A LOT of girls...definite player!

If in a “jam” with your spouse, what tactics do you use to get out of the “doghouse”?

~ Hmmmm, this one is hard. I've found that a sincere I'm sorry and being extra nice usually does the trick. Also any activity like basketball or mountain biking usually helps him forget.

Websites I visit daily:

~Yahoo

~Nordstrom

~Babystyle

~My friend's blogs

Places I’d rather be right now:

~The beach reading a good book

Who sent this to me?

~Deidra

Now I get to pick three other blog buddies to survey:

~Amy Nielsen

~Kathy Lehrschall

~Rachel Bruschke

The Office Season Three

It's finally here, The Office Season Three. Doug is so excited, that I had to go out and pick it up yesterday so he could start watching some episodes.

Hotter than Hot Labor day weekend

So is anyone else melting from the heat? Doug and I left Mission Viejo and headed to the beach Saturday and Monday to escape the sweltering heat. The high for Labor day at our house was recorded at 111 degrees...seriously! The beach was lovely, a refreshing 85 degrees. We went with the Yee's and Bruschke's and had so much fun. By Wednesday we're supposed to get a break from the heat...one can only hope.

In an Instant

So I just finished reading "In an Instant". I really enjoyed this book, and found it to be really interesting. The book is formatted with both perspectives of Lee Woodruff and Bob Woodruff; how they met, started their family, Bob's journey from attorney to journalist and becoming co-anchor of ABC's World News Tonight. The book's foremost focus is on how the Woodruff's overcame the trial and tragedy that affected their family when Bob was hit with an improvised explosive device that went off near the tank he was riding in while he was reporting in Iraq in 2006. It's an amazing story and a quick read.

You be the Judge!

So Doug is having a tough time deciding which picture to choose for his firm profile. We've narrowed it down to two pics Happy Smiling Doug or Serious Brooding Doug. So we thought we would get your opinions. Cast your vote for your favorite pic!

5 Things You should Eat Every Week

So I was watching Oprah and Dr. Oz mentioned 5 things that we should be eating every week. So any of you who didn't catch the episode here ya go. Doug and I are definitely need to eat more spinach and almonds. Fortunately right now I have been totally craving and making caprese..so yummy. It's fresh sliced tomatoes, mozzarella, basil with some salt and pepper and olive oil (I even add some balsamic vinegar)...yum!

1. Garlic

2. Tomatoes

3. Olive Oil

4. Spinach

5. Nuts

Miss Teen USA

So on Friday night Doug and I were bored and caught the end of Miss Teen USA. They had just narrowed down the contestants to Miss South Carolina, Miss North Carolina, Miss Colorado, Miss New Jersey, and Miss West Virginia. If you haven't heard or been to You Tube lately, check out Miss South Carolina's answer to her question from one of the judges. Classic! Her answer had Doug and I rewinding our TiVo and laughing hysterically. Poor girl!

My favorite part is when she randomly adds "such as" in the middle of her answer, when it has no relevance whatsoever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZABeQ5vkpXM